Month: May 2016

Two working parties, ministers galore... but data transfer law remains in limbo The revelations by rogue NSA sysadmin Edward Snowden in 2013 caused indignant EU politicians to open a dialogue with the US government to update the data transfer regime to safeguard personal data. The Privacy Shield is the culmination of those discussions. The US's hands-off approach… Continue reading Privacy Shield not ready yet

Since 6 April 2016, most UK incorporated businesses must maintain a register of people that have significant control over them. Failure to comply will be a criminal offence. I interviewed David Judah, head of corporate and fellow partner at Wallace LLP to get more info. Frank Jennings: David, can you summarise what this means? David Judah: Incorporated businesses (with exceptions… Continue reading Transparency in cloud (companies)